Saving Sally

Saving Sally
Theatrical release poster featuring Sally (left) and Marty (right) in the foreground. In the background are stylized monster depiction of Sally's parents (left) and Nick (right).
Directed byAvid Liongoren
Screenplay by
  • Charlene Sawit-Esguerra
  • Carlo Ledesma
  • Avid Liongoren
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Story byCharlene Sawit-Esguerra
Based onSaving Sally
by Charlene Sawit-Esguerra
Produced by
  • Avid Liongoren
  • Hervé Pennequin
  • Alain de la Mata
  • Catherine Jaques[1]
Starring
Cinematography
  • Odyssey Flores
  • Rommel Sales
Edited by
  • Jether Amar
  • Juliette Haubois
  • Avid Liongoren
  • Jethro Razo
Music byPablo Pico
Production
companies
  • Rocketsheep Studios
  • Mandrake Films
  • KB Studios
  • Alchemedia Productions
Distributed bySolar Pictures[2]
Release date
  • December 25, 2016 (2016-12-25)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryPhilippines
LanguageEnglish
Budget₱10,000.00[3]
Box office₱27 million

Saving Sally is a 2016 English-language Philippine live-action animated romantic comedy-drama film[4] directed by Avid Liongoren in his feature film debut. Starring Rhian Ramos, Enzo Marcos, and TJ Trinidad, the film revolves around Marty (Marcos), an amateur comic book artist who falls for Sally (Ramos), a gadget inventor, and has since become her loyal protector and hero from the "monsters": her abusive parents, and her obnoxious boyfriend Nick (Trinidad). Liongoren co-wrote the screenplay with Charlene Sawit-Esguerra and Carlo Ledesma, based on a short story written by Sawit-Esguerra in 2002, which was titled Monster Town.

Production on Saving Sally commenced in 2005 and came to a halt for lack of financing. French producers then took interest in funding the film and production resumed in 2010. The film is an official entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival where it had a lackluster opening at the box office, but went on to earn ₱27 million and was one of the festival's top-grossing entries by the end of its run. Critical reception was mostly positive, with particular praise for its creativity, visual effects, and film score, while some criticized the plot for being too formulaic.

  1. ^ a b c "Bentonville Film Festival - Saving Sally". We Are Moving Stories. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "(UPDATED) MMFF Execom's Wilson Tieng to distribute Sunday Beauty Queen, Oro, and Saving Sally". PEP.ph. December 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Sawit-Esguerra, Charlene. "Saving Sally: How a Short Story About Love and Monsters Became a Film". Charlene Sawit-Esguerra's Blog. fieldtripstotherealworld.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Sallan, Edwin (May 15, 2017). "Babaeng Humayo, Saving Sally, Paglipay extend winning streaks overseas". Interaksyon.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017. Another acclaimed independent production that is also doing well overseas is Avid Liongoren's live action-animation hybrid, Saving Sally. Early this month, the fantasy romantic-comedy won the Special Jury prize...